Secretary of state will reiterate US support for Israel in its campaign against Hamas, but message expected to be complicated by regional and international anger at conflict
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Jewish Voice for Peace, an anti-Zionist group, protests Israeli strikes on Hamas with banners and slogans saying 'not in our name,' and 'Palestinians should be free'
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Organizers claim the protest by pro-Palestinian groups IfNotNow and Jewish Voice for Peace drew 10,000; speakers included far-left Congress members Rashida Tlaib and Cori Bush

Dermatologist Steve Feldman, a Palestinian rights activist, plans to donate the $500 withheld from him to anti-Zionist Jewish Voice for Peace

Republican lawmaker reserves Visitor Center space that Democratic congresswoman wanted to use for Nakba event, says he will hold celebration of 75 years of US-Israel ties instead

Open letter describes the move as an 'unprecedented and blanket attack'; Hollywood stars Richard Gere, Claire Foy, Tilda Swinton, and Susan Sarandon among signatories

Online discussion hosted by Jewish Voice for Peace includes essayist Peter Beinart, who backs one-state solution, and Rashida Tlaib, who says she supports BDS but fights bigotry

Coalition includes avowedly anti-Zionist and pro-BDS groups, including Jewish Voice for Peace and Linda Sarsour's MPower Change

Seeking to link Israel to US police misconduct 'is a bizarre excuse for centuries of racism,' says the ADL -- but some have been trying to do just that since George Floyd's death

Rights groups claim discrimination, but online retailer tells Financial Times discrepancy is only due to 'logistical issue'